The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments - Couverture rigide

Loughridge, Deirdre; Patteson, Thomas

 
9781836391852: The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1836391854 ISBN 13 : 9781836391852
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2026

Synopsis

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games and art, at times echoing real instruments, other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of such creations, showing how they reflect changing ideas about sound, invention and the limits of the possible. At once a cultural history and a study of creative thought, it uncovers unexpected links between music, design and the human urge to make meaning through sound. These are not just fictional artefacts – they are windows into what music might mean, even when it cannot be played.

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À propos de l?auteur

Deirdre Loughridge is Professor of Music at Northeastern University, Boston. Her previous books include Sounding Human: Music and Machines, 1740/2020 (2023).

Thomas Patteson is a teacher, writer and musician based in Philadelphia. He is the author of Instruments for New Music (2016), lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of People’s Music Supply.

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1836391854
ISBN 13 
9781836391852
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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